Greeting card assembly



June 25, 1935. w Q. LARsoN 2,005,999

GREETING CARD ASSEMBLY Filed March 26, 195%l WALLAE Q. LARSQN PatentedJune 25, 1935 P .frl'iurl OFFICE GREETINGCARD ASSEMBLY Wallace Q.Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to Augsburg Publishing House,Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application March 26,1934, Serial No. 717,441

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a greeting card such as now used by manypersons to convey [greetings at certain seasons such as Christmas,Easter, the New Year and on other occasions. Many of 5 Such cards aremade of a rather stili cardboard of rectangular shape and of a size tobe placed in an envelope and thus mailed. Such cards While largely usedare considered by some people to be rather formal. A greeting cardembodying both vthe feature .of a card and the feature of a regularletteris desired. Some of the more expensive cards are also folded so asto form several layers and this is a desirable feature.

It is an object of this invention to provide a greeting card having allof the features of a card bearing a design or picture, a suitablegreeting, a folded structure and at the same time being capable of beingfolded and mailed to give aerather informal andgenial tone to thegreeting.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a cardcomprising a sheet of rather heavy and preferably artistic paper` offine texture, said sheet, being rectangular in form and preferablyhaving a deckle edge at one end thereof.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a greeting cardcomprising a folded paper structure on which is mounted a card bearing apicture and which also contains an appropriate greeting.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in thefollowing description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer to`similar parts throughout the several views and in Which:-

Fig. l is a plan View of the blank used;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view on a larger scale showing the device inopen position;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the device in open position;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view showing the device in further folded position ready forsealing;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the device ready for mailing.

Referring to the drawing, a greeting card is illustrated of which onepartis made from a blank I0 shown in Fig. l. This blank I0 comprises asheet of rather heavy paper which will have a rich texture and be ofpleasing appearance. A good grade of light coverV paper is preferably(ol. 22e-92.7)

used. The blank IIJ is of general rectangular shape having a flap Illaformed along one side and extending substantially midway of its length.One edge Illb of the `blank is preferably in the form of a deckle edge.

y In making the device the end I 0b isfolded along a line indicated asIllc in Fig. l and which extends across the sheet IG perpendicularly tothe sides thereof. The sheet I0 is folded so that the edge Illb ispositioned some distance from the opposite end or edge Illd of the blankor the edge adjacent the edge Ib when the sheet is folded. After thesheet has been thus folded a card II bearing a suitable picture for theseason ismounted on the folded sheet as shown in Figsl 2 and 3. lThesheet is again folded along a line Ille midway between the inner edge ofthe nap Illa and the lineIIlc and the card II is positioned centrallybetween the lines IIlc and Ille. bear any picture suitable for theseason for which the greeting is used, the picture inthe embodiment ofthe invention illustrated showing a card suitable for the Christmas`season and having thereon among other things a representation of theStar of the East. While the card I I may be mounted in various ways, inpractice it has usually been secured along its upper edge. A legend I2preferably is printed on the sheet below the picture II, the same beingeither the title of the picture or expressing a sentiment appropriatethereto. On the portion of the sheet between line Ille and the inneredge of flap Illa a greeting or message I3 is printed. This greetingwill be in the form of a personal message and a line or other provisionI4 will be provided for the signature of the sender.

When the greeting has thus been made and when the sender has signed thesame it will be folded fiat along the line Ille and the flap I 0a canthen be folded over the outer side If of the folded sheet and the samesealed. The flap Illa will preferably be provided with a suitableadhesive as are ordinary envelope fiaps. With the device thus folded andsealed the same can be provided with the proper address I6, the usualstamp I -I placed thereon and the device thus mailed.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided asuitable greeting assembly which simulates a letter and bears acomparatively lengthy message or greeting which is signed by the senderand at the same time also comprises a picture or similar greeting card.The as- It will be understood that the card II can ,4

sembly thus combines the features of a letter as well as a regularseasonal greeting or card and forms a much more personal greeting thanan ordinary plain Christmas or other seasonal card. The folded form ofthe device simulates a letter and at the same time gives a` rich andartistic effect to the greeting. As stated the sheet l0 will be made ofartistic and rich looking paper so that the whole effect will be verypleasing. At the same time the device is simple and can Very easily andconveniently be prepared for mailing. The device has been amplydemonstrated in actual practice, found to be very successful andefficient and is being commercially made.

It will, of course7 be understood that vario-us changes ina-y be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin the appended claims.l

What is claimed isz- 1. A greeting card assembly comprising a sheet offairly heavy paper of substantially rectangular form in plan folded uponitself some distance from a transverse median line so that the foldededge is spaced from the opposite edge after folding, said sheet thenbeing folded again along a median line substantially at right angles tosaid linel said sheet having a iiap extending along one side, a seasonalgreeting card bearing a picture xedly mounted upon and secured to saidsheet at one side of said last mentioned line, a seasonal greeting atthe other side of said last mentioned line, said picture and greetingbeing appropriate to a certain season, said ap being adapted to befolded over the edge of the folded sheet to seal the same whereby anaddress can be placed upon the outer side of said folded sheet and thedevice mailed.

2. A greeting card assembly comprising a sheet of fairly stiff paper ofsubstantially rectangular form in plan, said sheet being folded uponitself adjacent its smaller transverse median line whereby one portionoverlies the other with its edge spaced a short distance from theadjacent edge of the other portion, said folded sheet again being foldedalong its longer median line at right angles to said first mentionedline, said sheet having a flap extending along only one longitudinaledge for substantially one-half the length thereof, a pictureappropriate to a certain season iixedly secured at one end upon thefolded over portion of said sheet at one side of said last mentionedline, said picture being disposed centrally transversely of the portionat one side of said last mentioned line, a greeting disposed on saidfolded over sheet at the opposite side of said last mentioned lineappropriate to said season, an indication spaced below said greeting forthe signature of the sende-r whereby the device can be signed, foldedinto flat condition, said flap then folded over the outer side of thedevice toseal the same and the device addressed and mailed. f

, 3,'A seasonal greeting card assembly comprising a sheet of fairlyheavy paper of substantially rectangular form in plan having one edge inthe form ofl a deelde edge, said sheet being folded upon itself alongthe line spaced a short distance from a median transverse line, wherebysaid deckle edge overlies said sheet a short distance from the oppositeend of said sheet, said folded sheet again being folded along a medianline at right angles to said line, said sheet having a flap extendingalong one longitudinal edge for substantially one-half the lengththereof, a picture appropriate to a. certain season flxedly mounted onthe folded over portion of said sheet centrally transversely thereof, alegend below said picture, a greeting disposed on said folded sheet atthe opposite side of said last mentioned line appropriate to saidseason, whereby the assembly can be folded into flat condition, saidflap then folded over the outer side of the assembly to seal the'same,the assembly addressed and mailed.

WALLACE Q. LARSON

